Arctic Poppy (Papaver nudicaule)

Family: Papaveraceae | Edibility: Edible (1/5)

Bloom Color: Orange, Pink, Red, White, Yellow. Main Bloom Time: Early summer, Late summer, Mid summer. Form: Upright or erect.

Edible Parts & Harvest Seasons

Edible Parts: Nuts/Seeds, Leaves

Harvest Seasons: Early Summer, Fall, Late Summer, Spring

Flavor & Culinary Uses

taste, the leaves are a good source of vitamin C. — Very agreeable to the taste, the leaves are a good source of vitamin C.; Some caution is advised, see the notes above on toxicity.; Seed - raw or cooked.; Oleaginous and antiscorbutic, the seed is very agreeable to the taste.

Habitat & North American Range

Stony slopes, river gravels and sandy meadows. Dry, exposed, rocky openings such as on steep slopes, screes, and outcrops at elevations of 300 - 1000 metres in Alaska. (Zone 4, Zone 5, Zone 6, Zone 7, Zone 8, Zone 9, Zone 10)